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Fulton tops Aquin: The Fulton Steamers had four golfers shoot 43 or better in their home opener Monday against Aquin, which did not field a full team.
Landon Meyers was the medalist with a 37, while Zach Winkel shot a 39 and Jacob Voss fired a 40. Brady Read’s 43 rounded out Fulton’s team score, and Reed Owen (46) and Dawson Price (48) also competed.
Oregon 199, Erie-Prophetstown 217: The Hawks had five of the six lowest scores in a nonconference victory over the Panthers at Silver Ridge.
Erie-Prophetstown’s Blake Guens was medalist with a 45. Also playing for the Panthers were Bryce VanDeWostine (54), Keith Goodson (57), Caden VanHorn (61) and Colin Ashdown (62).
Fulton 161, East Dubuque 220: The Steamers cruised to their second dual win at home in as many nights. Landon Meyers blazed to a 3-underpar 33 to earn medalist honors.
Jacob Voss added a 40, and Brady Read fired a 42 for Fulton. Zach Winkel and Reed Owen shot matching 46s, and Dawson Price had a 47.
Rock Falls 171, Erie-Prophetstown 181: Rock Falls picked up its first win of the season Wednesday, defeating Erie-Prophetstown in a nonconference dual at Rock River Golf and Pool.
The Rockets’ Carter Dillon shot a 39 to edge the Panthers’ Blake Geuns by one stroke for medalist honors. Rock Falls’ Conner Porter shot a 40.
Also for Erie-Prophetstown, Caden VanHorn shot a 42, Keith Goodson fired a 49, Colin Ashdown had a 50, and Bryce VanDeWostine chipped in a 57.
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Senior Rock River Classic results: Sunset’s Brian
Weidman shot a two-day total of 150 to win medalist honors at the Senior Rock River Classic.
Emerald Hill won the team title by five points over Shady Oaks.
Lake Erie led the team standings at +71 after Day 1 at Sandburr Run, with Emerald Hill and Sunset tied at +67. Emerald Hill rallied to win on Day 2 at Shady Oaks, finishing at +121, while the hosts took second at +116. Lake Erie took third (+113), Deer Valley finished fourth (+108), Sunset was fifth (+107), Prophet Hills placed sixth (+68), and Sandburr Run took seventh (+53).
Weidman’s +29 against bogey was followed by teammate Cary Bennett’s +28.
Prophet Hills’ Leo Heaton won the First Flight at +27. Lake Erie’s Jeff Woodside was second in the First Flight at +25.
Sandburr Run’s Jerry Janssen won the Second Flight with a +25, while Lake Erie’s Tom Rickels was second at +24.
Shady Oaks’ Sparky Larkin shot a +21 to win the Third Flight, with Lake Erie’s Mike Schaver taking second at +16.
Shady Oaks’ John Klausen won the Fourth Flight at +26, and Lake Erie’s Don Kuhnen was second at +25.
Deer Valley’s Tim Slavin won the Fifth Flight at +15, with Emerald Hill’s Dave Jakobs second at +14.
Jakobs’ teammate Jim Franson took the Sixth Flight at +19, ahead of runner-up Skip Leach of Deer Valley (+10).
Lake Erie’s Howdy Mills finished first in the Seventh Flight at +12, winning a playoff against Shady Oaks’ Jeff Lovgren (+12).
Deer Valley’s Dalbert Wiebenga had a +12 to win the Eighth Flight, and Emerald Hill’s Greg Schott was second at +6. quarterback Kolby Franks, who graduated this spring. Other seniors slated to lead this year’s team are running back Jase Grunder and two-way lineman Clay Hockaday.
Through summer camp and early offseason practices, three primary position groups have stood out to Abbott.
“I think as a whole, our offensive and defensive lines have really stood out. I think they’ve worked really, really hard these first couple weeks. They’re alone a lot in practice, and so they work really hard to learn plays, learn their jobs,” he said. “I’ve liked our receiver group at the varsity level, for sure. They’re a bigger group than we’ve been used to in the past, and they’ve really worked hard to get better.”
In a survey of perceived team strengths going into the year, speed and intelligence were a repeat answer.
“I think we’ve got pretty good speed all across the board. Pretty good smarts for the game, too,” Minssen said.
“Team speed will be one,” Abbott reiterated. “I think that to start, the playbook shrunk a little bit. We were pretty experienced last year, so we’ve been able to really focus on a smaller chunk of plays and get good at those – and they’ve done a good job of play learning. I think just kind of an overall intelligence might be a strength for the team.
“I think one of the things is they’re pretty loose at practice. They don’t show any sort of pressure they might be feeling. I think they are a loose group. They come in, they make mistakes, they move on. They learn from their mistakes. They don’t dwell on things, and that’s going to be a big thing for a group that might not be as experienced as before.”
Erie-Prophetstown will host Mendota for its season opener at 7 p.m. Aug. 26.
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